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Delta, Los Angeles World Airports unveil first major phase of
Delta Sky Way at LAX

Delta Air Lines and Los Angeles offer facial recognition technology to allow security connection to the Tom Bradley
World Airports (LAWA) celebrated the travelers to check their bags hands-free and International Terminal. When the Delta Sky
completion of the first major phase of one the largest Delta Sky Clubs in Delta’s Way at LAX is complete late next year,
the Delta Sky Way at LAX – a joint $2.3 network, featuring over 30,000 square feet Terminals 2 and 3 will be a consolidated,
billion investment (includes both LAWA of indoor and outdoor space. 1.2-million-square-foot, 27-gate complex,
and Delta’s direct investments) in a multi- Seven security lanes will be open to providing connections between Terminals
year terminal transformation to modernize customers when the facility officially opens 2 and 3 and the Tom Bradley International
and upgrade the global hub. on April 20, with all 14 checkpoints fully Terminal.
Delta CEO Ed Bastian, Los Angeles operational by late summer. LAX is in the midst of a $15 billion
Mayor Eric Garcetti and other public The check-in and baggage drop area Capital Improvement Program, the largest
officials from the city of Los Angeles and features a 250-foot digital backwall that airport project of its kind in the nation.
LAWA held an official ribbon-cutting spans the entire length of the facility, The overhaul touches all nine passenger
ceremony on March 29. featuring wayfinding in both English and terminals and includes the creation of new
The Delta Sky Way at LAX is a four- Spanish as well as Sky Club volume and facilities, including the Automated People
level, 770,000 square foot building that gate information. Mover train system and a Consolidated
is part of a $1.8 billion modernization of The consolidated check-in lobby will Rent-A-Car facility. Last summer saw the
Terminals 2 and 3 and the latest project feature 32 self-serve kiosks and 46 check- opening of the Terminal 1 extension at
to open as part of LAX’s $15-billion in positions LAX, a $477.5 million, 283,000 square-
modernization plan. The project, which is the first in a foot extension of Terminal 1. In May of
The new building, which will larger series of phased openings for the last year, the West Gates of Tom Bradley
officially open to the public on April modernization of Terminals 2 and 3 at International Terminal — a $1.73 billion
20, will offer consolidated locations for LAX, has been accelerated by 18 months investment that adds 15 gates and 750,000
ticketing and check-in, security screening, and will later include a reconstructed square feet just west of Tom Bradley was
and baggage claim. The new facility will Terminal 3 concourse and a post- dedicated.

LAX nears 4 million passengers in January

Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) in January 2021. A total of 867,265 2020, while domestic travel was down
announced that year-over-year passenger international travelers used LAX in January 33.1% compared with two years ago.
volume continues to show a strong of this year, a gain of 156% from the LAX had a total of just over 48
recovery, with 3.96 million passengers same month in 2021, which had 339,198 million passengers in 2021, an increase of
using Los Angeles International Airport international travelers. 66% compared to 29 million passengers in
(LAX) in January 2022, a 131% increase The January 2022 passenger traffic at 2020.
from 1.72 million passengers in the same LAX is 40.7% lower than the 6,678,451 The airport set a record in 2019, with
month last year. passengers who used LAX in January 88.1 million passengers traveling through
For January 2022, LAX reported 2020. Much of the difference remains the airport that year.
3,092,543 domestic passengers, which is international travel, which was down
1.7 million more guests than the 1,378,414 57.8% in January 2022 compared with

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